POLS210 Week 4 Quiz Latest 2017

Question 1 of 10 Which of the following can a president do through executive order? A. Mandate a higher wage for federal employees. B. Require the Supreme Court to hear a case. C. Force Congress to repeal a law. D. Raise federal income taxes. Question 2 of 10 Which is a power of the president to determine immigration policy? A. Provide U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement with instructions and priorities for deportation of immigrants residing illegally in the U.S. B. Ignore a federal law if the law appears unconstitutional. C. Ban people of certain religions from applying for citizenship. D. Pass legislative funding for a border wall. Question 3 of 10 Which of the following is the most accurate description of how a president is chosen? A. A national popular election chooses the president by direct vote. B. State legislatures choose electors for the Electoral College, and then the Electoral College chooses the president. C. States and Washington DC hold popular elections to choose electors for the Electoral College, and then the Electoral College chooses the president. D. State governors choose electors for the Electoral College, and then the Electoral College chooses the president. Question 4 of 10 When does the House of Representatives choose the president? A. If no candidate gets a majority in the Electoral College. B. If no candidate gets a majority of the national vote. C. If a president dies in office and the vice president declines the office. D. If the Electoral College is not in session. Question 5 of 10 Which is NOT true about impeachment of a president? A. Bill Clinton and Andrew Johnson are the only presidents ever impeached. B. No president has ever been convicted by the Senate. C. Richard Nixon was not impeached. D. A president will be impeached for breaking campaign promises. Question 6 of 10 Which is a military power of the president? A. Declare war on another country. B. Mandate the budget for the U.S. military. C. Deploy troops in an emergency situation. D. Push "the button" to launch nuclear weapons. Question 7 of 10 Who was the last president to receive a and actual formal declaration of war from Congress? A. Ronald Reagan B. George W. Bush C. Lyndon Johnson D. Franklin Roosevelt Question 8 of 10 Which NOT true of the Electoral College system? A. States have equal say in choosing the president. B. Larger states have greater influence in choosing a president. C. The clout of smaller states is boosted compared to a direct election system. D. A president can receive majority of electoral votes while receiving fewer actual citizen votes than an opponent. Question 9 of 10 Which of the following is not a duty of the US president? A. Determine the constitutionality of laws. B. Appoint justices to the Supreme Court. C. Propose a budget to Congress. D. Enforce and execute federal laws. Question 10 of 10 Which action is least likely to be taken by an “imperial” president? A. Order troops without congressional authorization. B. Defer to Congress on policy disagreements. C. Unilaterally modify drug policy through executive order. D. Selectively enforce policies based on personal politics.